What is the position if the trainee has not sufficient clinical hours/supervision when the academic elements of the training programme are completed?
There are two aspects to the IAPT programme; academic and practical, and successful completion is reached when both elements are completed. It is at this stage that the trainee gains the substantive qualified position. Both parties are responsible for achieving this. Employing organisations should be reviewing their trainees’ progress regularly during the programme to identify any issues with casework availability and taking what actions available to resolve them. If a trainee cannot meet either the academic or practical elements of the programme, again regular reviews of progress should identify this to see if additional support would solve the situation or not. The employer needs to identify the reason why the training programme has not been completed. If it is due to the trainees incompetence suitable steps should be made to help them gain the level of competence required. If the trainee is not able to achieve this level then they will need to be managed out of the service. If it is
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